Imaging system for fuel tank analysis
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1. A method comprising:
- generating reference image data representing a field of view of an interior of a fuel tank;
generating active image data representing the field of view of the interior of the fuel tank when the fuel tank contains fuel;
identifying, by a processing device based on the reference image data, physical features of the interior of the fuel tank;
comparing, by the processing device, the reference image data and the active image data to identify a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an interface of fuel and ullage within the interior of the fuel tank;
identifying, by the processing device, a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage and one or more of the physical features of the interior of the fuel tank;
producing, by the processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage with the one or more physical features of the interior of the fuel tank identified using the reference image data and the active image data; and
outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value.
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A method can include generating reference image data representing a field of view of an interior of a fuel tank, and generating active image data representing the field of view of the interior of the fuel tank when the fuel tank contains fuel. The method can further include producing, by a processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the reference image data and the active image data, and outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating reference image data representing a field of view of an interior of a fuel tank; generating active image data representing the field of view of the interior of the fuel tank when the fuel tank contains fuel; identifying, by a processing device based on the reference image data, physical features of the interior of the fuel tank; comparing, by the processing device, the reference image data and the active image data to identify a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an interface of fuel and ullage within the interior of the fuel tank; identifying, by the processing device, a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage and one or more of the physical features of the interior of the fuel tank; producing, by the processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage with the one or more physical features of the interior of the fuel tank identified using the reference image data and the active image data; and outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more image capturing devices located to; generate reference image data representative of an interior of a fuel tank; and generate active image data of the interior of the fuel tank when the fuel tank contains fuel; at least one processor; and non-transitory computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; identify, based on the reference image data, physical features of the interior of the fuel tank; compare the reference image data and the active image data to identify a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an interface of fuel and ullage within the interior of the fuel tank; identify a location of the interior of the fuel tank corresponding to an intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage and one or more of the physical features of the interior of the fuel tank; produce a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the intersection of the interface of fuel and ullage with the one or more physical features of the interior of the fuel tank identified using the reference image data and the active image data; and output an indication of the fuel measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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